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What To Know About Today’s Michigan Presidential Primaries Authored by Nathan Worcester via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Michigan is holding its Republican and Democratic presidential primaries today. (L) Former President Donald…

Yields Slide After Solid 7Y Auction, First Stop Through Since October After two lousy, record large coupon auctions in Monday’s two-for-one special, moments ago the Treasury issued a non-record $42BN in 7…

Online footage shows the destruction of multiple military vehicles Kiev received from its foreign backers The Russian military has destroyed several rare examples of Ukraine’s Western-supplied military hardware, including a Norwegian-made NASAMS…

Biden’s Half-Hearted Border-Control Pitch Authored by Christopher Roach via American Greatness, There are rumors – likely trial balloons – that Joe Biden is about to get serious about controlling the border. Along with…

Wendy’s To Test ‘Surge Pricing’ Using ‘High-Tech Menu Boards’ That Change In Real Time Wendy’s is about to test a surge pricing model similar to Uber, in which the cost of menu…

Investigators reportedly believe Maxim Kuzminov blew his cover while preparing for his mother’s arrival in Spain, according to El Mundo Spanish investigators have a new theory about how murdered Russian defector pilot…

Exxon Has Entered The Chat: US Supermajor Threatens To Derail Chevron’s $53 Billion Hess Merger Exxon has entered the chat… That was the gist of the message Chevron gave to the world…

Russian football star, Lokomotiv striker Artyom Dzyuba, has commented on the recent news that Russian developers are making a counterpart to EA Sports’ FIFA series of football simulators. “I honestly doubt that…

Fed And Treasury Ensure Dollar Downside Is Ahead Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, The Fed’s pivot in December and the Treasury’s willingness to run persistently large fiscal deficits will lead…

Biden Meets With ‘Big Four’ Congressional Leaders Over Ukraine Aid, Shutdown As lawmakers have days to strike an agreement to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday, President Biden has called a…

The continent has the world’s lowest levels of connectivity due to a lack of infrastructure Less than 40% of people living in Africa have internet access, a report by the International Telecommunication…

Cross-border sales of the fuel will be halted for six months, the outlet has said Russia will suspend gasoline exports for six months starting in March to ensure sufficient supply for the…

Moscow Reacts To Macron Proposing European Boots On The Ground In Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron is now openly discussing the possibility of sending European troops to Ukraine to fight the Russians,…

A Great Variety Of Moron Symptoms Appear By Michael Every of Rabobank A great variety of moron symptoms appear Like Gramsci, look around and see the old is dying and the new…

There are no plans for Western boots on the ground, multiple leaders have insisted The UK, Poland, Czech Republic, Finland, and Sweden all spoke up on Tuesday against French President Emmanuel Macron’s…

Regime Change Karen has said the quiet part out loud, complaining that Putin’s Russia is “not the Russia we wanted” US State Department fixture and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs,…

Biden Talks Up Gaza Ceasefire By “End Of The Weekend” Even As Israeli Officials Downplay At a moment the Israelis are downplaying the possibility of a new hostage deal with Hamas, President…

WTF Is Going On With The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Data? After rebounding strongly from November to January, US Consumer Confidence tumbled in February, according to the latest survey from The Conference…

The German chancellor has commented after French President Emmanuel Macron said the deployment of soldiers cannot be ruled out   Western troops will not be deployed to Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has…

Tax discounts and opportunities to boost exports have reportedly been behind the move to open new branches Russian businesses have opened nearly 12,000 branches in Serbia, the United Arab Emirates, Armenia, and…

Kaliningrad will be the first to suffer consequences if Moscow “dares to challenge NATO,” Lithuania’s envoy to Sweden says Western countries will “neutralize” Russia’s westernmost exclave of Kaliningrad if Moscow seriously endangers…

The postponement of the presidential vote had sparked concerns that Macky Sall intends to extend his rule by force Senegalese leader Macky Sall has vowed to leave office at the end of…

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has defended New Delhi’s policy approach, criticizing “attempts to restrict choices” Indian foreign policy imperatives are not influenced by “imported ideologies,” Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar declared in a speech at…

The first US-made armored vehicle supplied to Kiev was destroyed near the recently liberated Donbass town of Avdeevka The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed that the first-ever Ukrainian M1 Abrams tank supplied…

Record Global Debt: A Ticking Time Bomb For The World Economy Authored by Daniel Lacalle, The relentless increase in global debt is an enormous problem for the economy. Public deficits are neither reserves…

US Home Prices Rose For 11th Straight Month In December, But… Home prices in America’s 20 largest cities rose for the 11th straight month in December (the latest data released by S&P…

Denmark Drops Probe Into Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Sabotage By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Denmark is dropping the investigation over what it described as a “deliberate sabotage” of the Nord Stream gas…

US Durable Goods Orders Collapsed In January – Biggest Drop Since COVID Lockdowns The last few months have been volatile – to say the least – for US durable goods orders, with…

Intuitive Machines’ Moon Mission Nears End, Shares Crash Harder Than Lunar Lander Shares of Intuitive Machines plummeted once again in premarket trading following the announcement by the space exploration company that its…

“A House Of Cards, Supported & Backed By Blind Faith…” Submitted by Claudio Grass, Private property rights under siege People invest in gold for many different reasons. Many do so out of…

Major HatTip to FoiaFan for staying on top of this.  I n August of 2020 I sent this tweet to the general public after a lengthy discussion with John Durham’s lead investigator:…

Gabriel Attal has also argued that the deployment of Western soldiers to support Kiev cannot be ruled out French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has echoed suggestions that Western military personnel could be…

A direct war with the US-led bloc seems inevitable once it has boots on the ground, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said A direct conflict between Russia and NATO will likely become inevitable…

‘Kremlin-friendly’ nations have been re-exporting ‘high priority items’ to the country, according to Euractiv The EU’s sanctions on Russia are being “massively circumvented” via third countries, Euractiv reported on Monday, citing a…

Futures Flat Ahead Of Flood Of Economic Data US equity futures pointed to modest gains, led by tech stocks – following Monday’s 38bps drop which was the worst Monday since early December and…

This Is Nuts – An Entire Market Chasing One Stock Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, “When you sit down with your portfolio management team, and the first comment made is ‘this is…

Ukraine has suffered over 444,000 casualties in two years, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has claimed Kiev has lost over 444,000 troops in two years of hostilities against Moscow, Russian Defense Minister Sergey…

There is a strange dynamic with professionally political punditry and political media where they project claims that are the exact opposite of the reality. Often this is done simply to try and…

An increasing number of women are bypassing Meta’s nudity display restriction policy to promote their adult content Instagram users have started to complain about the platform’s algorithm showing an increasing number of…

The aim is to enable Kiev to “carry out deep strikes” amid flagging US support, President Emmanuel Macron has said France is leading a new coalition that aims to provide Ukraine with…

Threat Of Strike Looms Large Over East, Gulf Coast Ports By Michael Rudolph of FreightWaves, There’s an increasing abundance of skittishness surrounding the future of East and Gulf Coast ports. The labor…

The influx of cheap produce has destabilized markets in the bloc The EU’s agricultural sector lost €19 billion ($20.6 billion) in 2022 and 2023 as a result of a liberalization of trade…

A manual meant to prepare the American military for fighting Russia has been released The US Army has branded Moscow the “enemy” while promoting a newly-published manual on the Russian military on…

The “naive” West should realize that security comes at a price, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says EU nations must prioritize defense spending by carving out money from social programs to deter…

A multipolar world “opens a new door for peace,” Abdi Nur Siad has told RT The multipolar ideology represents a path to escape the neocolonial system, imperialism and the world’s destruction, secretary…

Moscow’s agents have seized an analog of the incapacitating chemical BZ in Russia’s Zaporozhye region Russian operatives have prevented Kiev from staging a terrorist attack using chemical weapons in the southern part…

The Countries Committing The Most Aid To Ukraine As Statista’s Martin Armstrong shows in the chart below, thanks chiefly to the €77.2 billion in pledged financial aid, European Union institutions are the…

Only the holy sites of Mecca and Medina are believed to be bigger than the Great Mosque of Algiers in Algeria Algeria has inaugurated a massive mosque, known locally as Djamaa El-Djazair,…

Novel sporting formats that merge real-world disciplines with gaming are underway in Russia’s Kazan, with a billion online views already The Games of the Future, which kicked off in the Russian city…

Slovakia will under no circumstances send troops to help Kiev fight Russia, Robert Fico has insisted Pro-Ukrainian leaders of EU states seem intent on continuing hostilities with Russia “at all costs,” Slovak…

US Officials ‘Surprised’ By Houthi Military Capabilities Via AntiWar.com Joe Biden administration officials admitted that six weeks into the undeclared war in Yemen, the US and UK strikes have failed to erode the Houthis…

The leading cryptocurrency surged above the $57,000 mark on Tuesday The price of Bitcoin, the world’s highest-valued cryptocurrency, hit a two-year high on Tuesday. The token rose as far as $57,036 in…

Female Genital Mutilation Is Also A European Issue At least 200 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation worldwide, with some 600,000 survivors estimated to be living in Europe alone,…

Study Finds Increasing Time Between COVID Vaccine Doses Reduces Risk Of Myocarditis, Yet Cardiologists Raise Concerns Authored by Megan Redshaw via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), New research suggests increasing the interval…

The ‘phygital’ tournament, combining esports and physical competitions, will be held annually, according to the head of the event The Games of the Future will take place again in 2025 and will…

The missile was jointly developed by New Delhi and Moscow and will become the “mainstay” surface-to-surface system Indian Navy Chief Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar said on Monday that the BrahMos supersonic cruise…

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has said he is ready to meet with President Vladimir Putin “if it helps” Russia must be present at talks aimed at resolving the Ukraine conflict, Austrian Chancellor…

President Miguel Diaz-Canel has praised Moscow’s perseverance amid “the conflict with NATO” Russia and Cuba are continuing to deepen bilateral ties, the press service of the Russian Security Council reported on Tuesday,…

The raid follows the downing of an Israeli drone early Monday morning Israel’s military has said it launched airstrikes deep into Lebanese territory, stating it targeted Hezbollah positions north of Beirut amid…

A number of regions have threatened to withhold supplies in what has turned into a standoff with the president Argentina’s key oil-producing provinces have threatened to cut supplies to the rest of…

Attacks on ships by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have caused a surge in costs and lengthy delays Over half of British exporters and manufacturers have faced problems due to shipping disruptions in the…

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post…

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And…

“A Power Grab”: Doctors Say WHO Wants To Dictate US Health Policy Authored by Austin Alonzo via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The World Health Organization is aiming to weaponize public health…

Iran Has Enough Near-Weapons Grade Uranium For Almost 3 Nuclear Weapons: IAEA At a moment the Middle East region stands at the precipice of spiraling toward a major regional war in relation…

Study Finds Hearing And Balance Disorders Among COVID-19 Vaccinated Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), More cases of hearing and balance disorders have been observed after people received…

Donald Trump’s eldest son said the incident was likely motivated by “hatred” of his father A hazardous materials unit was called to the Florida home of Donald Trump Jr., the son of…

Israel Attacks Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley For First Time Of War, 100km From Border Israel on Monday unleashed a wave of airstrikes on a location in eastern Lebanon which had yet to be…

CCP Arrests More Than 1,000 Tibetans After Protests Against Dam Construction Project Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The State Department is expressing concerns about recent mass arrests…

Oil Spreads Soar As Physical Market Screams Tightness While Hedge Fund Press Shorts Something odd is taking place in the oil market. While on one hand “data” dissembled by Biden’s Dept of…

The Administrative State Is Destroying Our Country Authored by Bobbie Anne Flower Cox via The Brownstone Institute, It is clear to me that we are increasingly being governed by an “Administrative State”…

Bulk Of Republicans Locked In On Support For Trump Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former President Donald Trump speaks at Treasure Island Resort & Casino after Nevada caucus…

A Host Of Notable COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Events, Backed By Evidence Authored by Marina Zhang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), (Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock) Since the rollout of COVID-19…

“Heightened Risks”: Goldman Points To Leading CRE Indicator That Shows Pain Train Not Over Commercial real estate is the third-largest asset class, trailing only behind fixed income and equities. Despite the “Magnificent…

The Only Rx For Drug Shortages Is Competition Authored by Thomas McArdle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Price controls lead to shortages. This axiom is as dependable and scientifically absolute as…

Biden’s Key Policy Changes That Transformed America’s Borders Authored by Emel Akan and Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Joe Biden took office with a commitment to overturn the…

A UAV hit a vehicle carrying construction workers in Belgorod region An attack on Russia’s Belgorod region claimed the lives of three people and injured three others, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported on…

The French president has insisted that everything necessary must be done to ensure that Russian forces lose French President Emmanual Macron has argued that deployments of troops to Ukraine by NATO members…

War + Inflation = Gold Authored by Egon von Greyerz via VonGreyerz.Gold, All the fundamentals are now in place for the above equation to be true:  Wars will sadly not go away…

Houthis Have Knocked Out Several Undersea Internet Cables: Report There are new reports saying Yemen’s Houthis have knocked out several underwater telecommunications cables linking Europe and Asia, however, some of the accounts…

An internal probe of US defense chief Lloyd Austin’s failure to reveal his hospitalization has found no “ill intent” An internal Pentagon review of the secrecy surrounding US defense chief Lloyd Austin’s…

An active-duty servicemember has passed away after setting himself on fire in protest of the ongoing war in Gaza An active-duty US Air Force member who torched himself outside the Israeli Embassy…

Outrage Grows Over CDC Inaction On Chinese Biolab In California Authored by Steve Ispas and Lear Zhou via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), It was as simple as flipping a switch, but…

Adidas Prepares To Sell “Remaining Yeezy Inventory” After Nuking Partnership 14 Months Ago Adidas AG revealed on Monday that it will sell another batch of Yeezy products. The German sportswear company is working…

‘Stop The Weapons, Start The Talks’: Third Year Of Ukraine War Begins Authored by Jon Queally via Common Dreams, Two years of fighting after Russia’s brutal 2022 invasion of Ukraine has the…

The helicopter pilot who deserted to Ukraine deserved his fate, according to one of his parents Oleg Sivaev told Russian media on Monday that his estranged son’s death in Spain did not…

The Moscow and Leningrad military districts have been re-established to meet the new challenges the country is facing Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree reorganizing the structure of the…

Biden’s FTC Sues To Block Kroger & Albertsons Merger, Saying Deal Will “Eliminate Competition” The Biden administration has actively pursued legal actions against companies pushing for mega-mergers. Just weeks ago, the Justice…

America Is Heading For Its Own ‘Thermidorian Reaction’ Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, Comes Thermidor “Democratic Party elites such as those on CNN are not just angry but genuinely confused…

Crypto Rips, Mag7 Dips, As Super-Short-Squeeze Sends Small-Caps Soaring Horrible housing data and anecdotally awful manufacturing signals from Texas were the only macro of note as the world awaits an avalanche of…

Three of Yury Antipov’s factories have been seized over a privatization controversy Police in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region arrested Yury Antipov on Monday, after a regional court seized three of his companies due…

Seattle Comedy Club Cancels Comics As SNL Makes U-Turn Authored by Jason Rantz via mynorthwest.com, A Seattle comedy club canceled on four stand-up comedians after angry community activists complained, according to the…

Less than a third of the ammunition promised by Brussels has been delivered, the Ukrainian president has said Not only will the EU miss its target to give Ukraine a million artillery…

The current and former US presidents will get an up-close look at a crisis that may sway this year’s election US President Joe Biden will get a firsthand look at America’s illegal…

The pendulum has swung in Moscow’s favor and last year’s Western confidence has disappeared Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine is now two years old. The statement that everything will be decided on…

Lord Jacob Rothschild Dies At 87 Financier and member of the Rothschild banking family, Lord Jacob Rothschild, died at 87. The cause of death was not given in a statement from the…

Stock Rally Driven By A Less Hopeful Start To Year, But… Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, Markets are normally overly optimistic coming into a new year. This year, however, US…

Sweden’s NATO Accession Clears Final Hurdle After Hungary Inks Jet Deal Sweden is now set to formally enter the NATO military alliance, after Hungary’s parliament voted to approve its bid on Monday…

Why Trump’s $400 Sneakers Are Selling For Thousands Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, Jacob Hardy was happy to purchase former President Donald Trump’s new $399 gold-colored sneakers. The former…

The US president has botched his Chinese counterpart’s nationality while also failing to remember Barack Obama’s name US President Joe Biden has again stumbled with the nationalities and identities of world leaders,…